Re: TP-Link powerline adaptor

I live in a bungalow and had much the same problem. VM's cable comes in towards the rear of the property and that's where the router is. Hence poor wi-fi coverage at the front.

It's possible to switch the VM router to Modem Mode and then plug a router of your choice into Ethernet socket number 1 at the back of it.

I have done this with an Orbi system (router and satellites). Expensive but I picked the router and two satellites up for a good price. It works well.

There are several ways of overcoming a weak wi-fi signal I suppose.

Re: TP-Link powerline adaptor

Ah, thanks. I googled it.

That's a different principle of operation, not a powerline adapter. I gather that it must be installed within the range of the router and re-transmits the signal further.

It certainly sounds a cheaper alternative and, presumably, works well.

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Thanks. Yet another alternative. I may explore additional routers, although I do seem to have overcome the problem with my extender.

Just incidentally, VM state that Ethernet sockets 1&2 are for telephone connection, whereas 3&4 are for extenders. However, that is a strange reversal of their insistence of a few years ago when they insisted that they do not provide for VOIP telephony from their router.
They were economical with the truth, though, because that's exactly what I have done with a Vonage unit, which does work well!

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I used port 1 on the Superhub 3 modem/router because I'd read that at the time I was setting it up. However, I just had a read of a thread over on the VM forum and it's reckoned that any of the ports can be used.

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True JB, as I said it transmits at least 50 yards down the garden so I can't fault it really...

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I can't understand it. I have a BT router and works anywhere in my 4 bed house.

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It could be that the BT router is better than the VM one.

The ground floor space and so distances are often greater in bungalows than in houses. Also depends on the number of walls and if they are brick walls or just partitioning walls ..all sorts of factors really. We all find a way to do the job whatever.

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Sounds like they keep changing their minds!

As you said, it really comes down to the materials the signal has to pass through.

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My router isn't the best - just what was provided by SSE Broadband.

But I have it in my kitchen which is the most central room in the house and my wi-fi is fine in my kitchen, bedroom and living room. Doesn't reach upstairs, though but I'm hardly ever in those rooms.

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Yes, ours is quite adequate for most areas in which we need to have a signal. Living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom (ours; haven't tried it in the other, which is only for t'mother-in-law when she comes!). It doesn't reach to the toilet, though, so when I go for a poo I usually take a crossword.

The only problem was a security camera which is on an outside wall and is three wall thicknesses and a chimney breast to negotiate, which isn't surprising.